Assistant Director / Manager Individual and Family Support

Youth Justice Senior Practice Adviser

Provide consultation on case management issues, particularly in relation to young people exhibiting high-risk behaviour. This should occur subject to local area agreements between Assistant Director / Manager Individual and Family Support and the Youth Justice Senior Practice Advisor.

Assessment

the young person’s identified risk factors, as determined by the client assessment

identifying the young person’s protective factors, as determined by the client assessment

specialist assessments

statutory interventions and requirements

any new or changed information about the young person.

Refer to procedure for 'Client assessment and planning' for more information.

Client service planning

Client service planning consists of assessment, interventions and review of information to identify goals, interventions and activities to:

address the young person’s identified risks

provide planned and targeted case work responses

assist the young person to comply with their statutory order

prevent further offending

provide an opportunity for the young person to receive support and assistance

enhance the young person’s connectedness to their family and community.

Use information gathered during the assessment phase to engage the young person, their parent/s or carers and other key supports people to identify goals, interventions and activities to address their assessed needs.

Convene a client service meeting with all parties present to discuss these goals, interventions and relevant responsibilities and document the outcome in the client service plan.

To signify agreement with the plan and recorded goals the client service plan is signed by the young person and the youth justice worker.

Refer to procedure for 'Client assessment and planning' for more information.

Implementation

Implement the interventions and activities identified in the young person’s client service plan.

These include:

scheduled supervision sessions as per the requirements of the order

meeting any special conditions imposed on the order

delivery of the Changing Habits and Reaching Targets modular intervention program

Timeframes

Youth justice staff should be aware of these timeframes and adhere to them wherever possible.

There are administrative CRIS tasks associated with timeframes that need to be completed and endorsed by line management as required.

Young people on dual orders

Collaboration with other professionals is crucial in the overall case management of young people on dual orders.

Many young people involved with youth justice may also be involved with child protection and/or disability services and it is important that all workers understand and agree upon each others' case management responsibilities.

Please see practice instructions on 'Young people on dual orders – child protection' and 'Working with disability services' for further information.

Supervision

The youth justice system provides professional supervision and systems for discussing case issues and providing support for youth justice workers to case manage young people.